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WHAT IS A NAZIRITE?

July 25, 2022UncategorizedAmos, ascetic, Christ, forbidden, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Lord, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, physical, Samson, Samuel, vow, wineabarkley8

The state of being a Nazirite is the result of a vow taken by someone who will thereafter be “separated” or “dedicated” to the Lord in a special way.

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PRACTICE OF MAGIC

August 24, 2021Uncategorizedautonomy, Christ, devil, divine authority, divine realm, evil, forbidden, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, human encroachment, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, level, magic, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, OT, power, practice, practice of magic, prophets, relying, Satan, YaHWeHabarkley8

Magic is typically forbidden to Israel for a number of reasons: (1) Magic is human encroachment into the divine realm. (2) Magic is used to manipulate deity. (3) Magic involves relying on a power other than Yahweh. If that is the reason, a sanctioned prophet would be able to bypass all three; his office already enters the divine realm, and the power comes from Yahweh, even though the prophet appears to have some autonomy in using it. The prophets are called to wield divine authority at some level.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (EATING BLOOD FORBIDDEN)

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These verses occur in the context of presenting a sacrificial animal as an offering to the Lord. The Israelites believed the blood of such an animal was sacred, since it carried the very essence of life itself. In a sense, the blood was the ransom price that atoned for their sins. It was to be drained from the animal and poured on the ground at the base of the altar.

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MEN OF THE BIBLE (SAMSON: A STRONG AND WEAK MAN)

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Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those words would have made a good motto for Israel during its period of the judges. The seemingly endless cycle in which the Israelites found themselves went like this: The people of Israel would rebel against God, so God would allow their enemies often the Philistines-to mistreat them. After serval decades of oppression, the Israelites would call out to God for help. Then God would send a judge-a military leader-to deliver them from their enemies. One of the last of these judges was Samson. Continue reading MEN OF THE BIBLE (SAMSON: A STRONG AND WEAK MAN) →

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